The Nigerian government has reiterated that President Robert Mugabe is illegitimate and the June run-off elections were a farce.
Nigeria’s Minister of foreign affairs, Ojo Maduekwe said Nigeria still mantains its rejection of the June run-off election and its results should not be the basis for any power sharing talks,the official told the News Agency of Nigeria , shortly before departing for Lusaka.
The minister will represent the Nigerian government at the burial of late Zambian President, Levy Mwanamasa.
“I want to use this opportunity to reaffirm that what Nigeria said at the AU summit still remains.
“Our position is that we do not consider the presidential run-off of June as a basis for moving forward; we felt and we still do feel that way,’’ he said.
“We did not say so because we are perfect; we didn’t think that the notion of people living in glass houses, should intimidate Nigeria from speaking up about what is right in Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa.
Referring to comments by Mugabe about “those who live in glass houses’’, Maduekwe said “the glass house” had been reinforced, transformed by rule of law and independence of judiciary.
“There is no basis to apologise to Zimbabwe for our standing firm on democracy, rule of law, good governance, and the triumph of multi-party democracy on the continent,’’ Maduekwe said.
“It costs us money, time and in many instances lives; we have a strategic interest in this matter because quite often when there is democratic failure, it leads to civil unrest that might even lead to civil war,’’ he stressed.
Maduekwe explained that Nigeria could not look the other way because traditionally, its foreign policy focus was on Africa.
“Ours is an Afro-centric foreign policy which really both history and demography left us with no option, because every 4th African is a Nigerian,’’ he added.
Maduekwe observed that the threat to continental stability was not inter-state, but intra-state conflicts which normally emanated from democratic failure to address electoral succession.
He said Nigeria would not interfere in the situation in Zimbabwe because it is the people of the country that would determine their future.
“We are also concerned that there should be no meltdown in Zimbabwe, the economy is already in tartars, and inflation rate is over a million per cent.
“The people of Zimbabwe deserve a lot better than they are going through,’’ Maduekwe said.
Additional reporting by News Agency of Nigeria
Rwendo runo hazvikoni!
Thank you Nigeria,Botswana,Tanzania,Zambia and many more for your stance.Come on Africa speak up against this dictator masquandering as a democratically elected President.Mugabe is a sick joke.
Sekuru knows kuti zvinoperera mukutaura pamaTV soo chete. Paanomuona kuLusaka vachiviga Levy, kamuchinda ikako kanogona kuzvidhotera kana kutiza.
keep the fire burning NIGERIA.Matibili is a dictator,murderer
i dont think Nigeria have a right to comment about zim`s elections when their own president Yaradua was not elected fairly. i do not accept what is happening in zim but what i detast the double standards that the Nigerians and the west are showing, Nigerian elections were flawd, even the EU observer mission condemed them as not free and fair,now they are riding on top on the world proclaiming that they are democratic. zim needs help and not condemnation like what these people are doing. the wast should have been hrad on Nigeria and place sunctions on it but no, they are busy getting cheap oil there so they dont care who rules as long as their interest are protected. Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest corruption in the world, there are some serious gross human rights abuses the state perpetrates on the civilians but no one mentions that.
its time we stop the rhetoric and start being practical about democracy in Africa, and just pick and choose who we condemn and who we appease depending on their natural resources.
Even if you go on a mountain and say what ever Bob is not the kind of person to listen.George Bush,Blair,Brown the list is endless called names on Zimbabwe but the situation does not change.To be real lets wait for nature to take its course and hope for changes.Its open secret that all sober Zimbabwean 98% today we wish Mugabe dead.We all wish and pray if he can die sooner than latter.How many prayer gatherings happened about Zimbabwe but to no avail? All countries if they can ban him from visiting at least he has something to be angry about for the old man loves travelling.
The suffer goes on and on and on till Bob dies!!!!!
ana joe tibvirei kumhepo. NO help will come to zimbabwe if there is still Zanu in control they are not capable of turning the help to good use. Change is what is needed in Zim change.
Nigeria is right because they want to see the will of people of Zimbabwe not mugabe’s policies seeing people starving, no drugs and 80% unemployment rate. at the moment the economy of Zimbabwe is falling day by day nothing is being done about it so he must step down with immediate effect and will find way foward for the better future of Zimbabwe.
I am upset with the media which keep refering to mugabe as the PRESIDENT yet we all know and agree that he is illigitimate. Please can this thing stop now and for all. If some countries are not calling him PRESIDENT then why Zimbabwean media endoses him as PRESIDENT?
vana joe phiri pfungwa shoma dzinokunetsai mhani, if only u knew the situation on the ground back in zim is lyk u wdlnt utter that trash from your dirty mouth.did the ruling party in nigeria beat any oppsition president lyk wa they did to tsvangson, u shld knw that in nigeria thur is high production n there is food on shelves. how many people do u think would complain if mugabe was abusing human rights but our economy was intact .shame on u benzi
nigeria–what can i say about that? How much oil do they have? How much poverty is in nigeria? who makes all the money from the oil? why is gordon brown always in nigeria? why is the nigerian president always in the uk? why should i be surprised by the stance taken by the nigerians? was he elected fairly himself? what did the british do about it? Its the oil stupid-the locals along the delta region are now seen as dissidents for daring to protect their wealth as it is constantly being milked before their eyes.why does the gvt of nigeria not protect them and get rid of the polluted water and all the mess made by the western oil companies? nigeria -tsvina hatidi.
now i hope you have been listening or watching the democtats and republican conventions. well what a funfair. i took bits from the democrats and now i am following the republicas to see what i can take from their menu.
one thing is for sure from the republicans – they are proud of their servicemen and war heroes. They will scrutinise the character of their president mainly based on past war credentials.ONE BIG THING FOR THEM IS PUT THE COUNTRY FIRST. now that brings us closer to home .Do our parties in zimbabwe put the country first.Country matters more than party.They have given us an insight into John Mcain’s life. He was a true hero.The things he did during his days in the navy only help to build up his character as commander in chief of the army. You can not doubt his credentials there. It is no basis for the presidency but heps to build the character of the commander in chief.
back home—– i look at the leader of the opposition and i ask myself…He avoided the war in oder to work in the mines- he abandoned his party at the most crucial moment soon after the june elections-he has been hiding in embassies of other countries- he is forever consulting other leaders for decisions he cant make himself-he has no war credentials-to sign a document or not ro sign -evrything is a fuss. why do things have to take so much time? A commander i chief who cant make decisions is a liability to the country. In America he would not be allowed to lead a team of boy scouts.Why then do they want us to have him as our president. Would they accept someone with his background to be leader of their nation? I dont think so.Americans honour their war heroes-why should we constantly put our war heroes down and direspect them by not even attending the heroes day events?
The more i listen to the republicans convention the more i believe morgan richard tsvangirai is not the man for the job of bringing prosperity to our country. When it comes to decision making Mugabe is always spot on whether good or bad. When it comes to war credentials where one’s character can be judged – mugabe went to war- he led teams – he was jailed and still came out on top- they roasted his balls but he never forgot to put his country first. he did what he did for his country and for that we are honoured.He may not be the best man in the long term to take the party forward but he is in the party -the only party that puts country first…zanu pf . Land to the people.no party in america would let their collapse as eddy cross is preaching day and night—because they put the country before politics. Morgan – its time to put the country first.
Morgan was slapped for disrespecting the police—-you must respect the police. he new what he wanted – he just wanted media mileage and he got it. pictures of morgan and his bleeding head are now a part of history.The bbc got the pictures they wanted and everyone was happy. dont provoke the police. unodhindwa.
joe phiri ,(i dont think Nigeria have a right to comment about zim`s elections when their own president)
Sorry for you,you are very shallow minded if you dont have something to contribute why dont you keep quiet.If a thief tells you stealing is bad wont you listen because that person is a thief?Isnt that person also helping you to know good manners though he is a thief.In Zimbabwe if it was illegitimate leadership only when the economy is moving well we were not going to cry for this beloved country.
People has a reason to change from what they usually preffered,so use your mind brother before waffling
chakaipa chakaipa dont miss the point kana robert akamhanya ega akazviita mukuru wenyika hatifaniri kuzvisekerera please kudya mungadya henyu ndapota
Scarface unotaura chokwadi muface. Vanhu havadi chokwadi ndosaka vachitadza kusolva ‘problem’ yavo Mugabe. USA inoda kuti titongwe nembwende asi ivo kwavo havadi. Asi dai sekuru vazorora havo muface, kungoti kusiira tea boy maya.
nigeria,zim should not even listen to that foulmouthed 419 nigerian minister who on earth is he.they are bz prostituting their oil to the west at the expense of their locals.i guess if u listen to him most of us will neva get wat he says coz of the way they speak their english.go to hell with yo yadua ,yadua,zim elections are betta off than the 419 elections nigeria alwayz have.i guess pres mugabe will not even respond.
it was scarface who first told you that morgan will be awarded a nobel price or some peace medal of some sort by the detractors. He is now on the shotlist of candidates for such an award right now. Only scarface understands the minds of the devils. enjoy your puppet award morgan.some of us have true liberation credentials and we dont need ****ed up medals given to war desseters or people who hide in embassies.
Scarface. You talking about all the mickey mouse badges that boboon wears.The same as the papers boboon was given for degrees that he never did.Boboon is now at the top of the short list for assasination.Boboon mugabage has no liberation credentials but prefers to dress like a fully Westernised puppet .He always has to follow in the footsteps of the west and do as they do.Talk about a puppet who used to hide in mud huts because he did not know how to use a rifle and ran away like a scared little girl.
i am ugly morgan – i would rather serve tea and sweat in the mines than free my country—-how can such a guy be commander in chief of the army? In america he would not even work in Mcdonalds with his record- a coward who hides in foreign embassies. I will not waste any more time on him- we need to put zimbabwe first as they say in america . They proudly show off the war heroics of Mcain and yet they want us to have a coward who did not have the nerve to free his country to be the commander in chief of the army. I say respect to those who made the sacrifices and let them lead the nation. Those who did not have the guts to free the country should now accept jobs as prime ministers . there record serving tea in the mines is not substitute for commander in chief of the zimbabwe national army , one of the most highly trianed in africa. Why should he lead our army with his record?
I say now- morgan -for the good of the nation accept the role you have been given because that is as good as it gets for you. Running the army requires man with balls of steel who know how to make decisions on the spot. When things go wrong odinga will not be available to help you with decision making.take care of your hooligans in parliament. What right have you to tell a war vet anything at all. They sacrificed themseleves for your arse while you answered yes sir to the white man and served him tea in the mines. Why should we trust you with this very important job? Put zimbabwe first !!!!!
To be quite honest: Yaradua should not have mentioned anything about the flawed election because our election that got him on that seat was flawed. He basically cheated his way to the seat and played the Mugabe role and got away with it. But, regardless of all that, Mugabe IS NOT the president of ZIMBABWE. He lied his way to the seat. He KILLED people for that seat. He TERRORIZED to get his way.
So I support Nigeria, Botswana, Zambia and any country that is for this guy (mr. mugabe) taking a vacation to a nice country on EXILE!!!!!
We are now our own enemies and it is time we start rebuilding our country with or withiout mugabe,we cannot continue to wash our dirty linen in public it never helped anyone.Greed ,lust,revenge and pure stupidity has brought us here,the issue here is not this nonsense about democracy the west is preaching,the issue is just MONEY that mugabe has denied the whitefolks period,when nigeria murdered its own people and writers ,noone really bothered ,when rwandese massacred each other ,it was no issue really,when southafricans stupidly killed thier own brothers and sisters leaving the obvious foreigner who is white people do seem to notice.the greatest trick the devil played was to prove to the world he never existed,the real enemy of zimbabwe and africa are the people placing sanctions agnaist the country under the disguise of mugabe,who suffers ,
The stupidity of Africans is to preoccupy yourselfs with political issues instead of taking advantage of the economic resources in africa which is the reason why we have white people poking thier nose across seas to come to africa ,the focus is not who rules or who does not the issue is what is it that you have as a person to leave your family ,the foreigner (whites)owns the factory,the land ,the store which you live on ,what heritage will you leave your child ,will you teach them that your own black brother and sister is more of a foreigner in your land than the white people who oppressed us for hundreds of years,our main problem is therefore poverty of the mind,i tell you today stand and get resources become economically relevent you will not have to speak but your money speaks for you.
No politician will ever remember you when he is in power the best a politician can do for you is to empower you economically and africans have also become lazy the process of amassing wealth is not easy so they would rather the white person does it for them therez is just to say bas bas,this is what your grandchildren will remember you as cowards and foolish people who could not take a bull by its head and make things happen but instead made things more and more difficult for the generation to come .Nothing comes easy if you want to be on top of the game you have to stay in the mud for sometime before you can simile.
In the whole of Africa today zimbabweans are the only black people to ever reposses they resources after the first set of so called liberation struggles they is no freedom withiout cash you are a automatic prisoner so this nonsense about liberation is just lipservice ,show us the money and we will proclaim you liberated otherwise we are just living a fair tale and it takes an extra intelligence to realise that they is no true liberation in africa what can you tell yourself when every inch of land in your country is not yours ,when you cannot afford anything you are a slave to those who have.The true revolutionaries will change this and as it has always been a few brave people take up the challenge ,even the first struggles black people who brought us here were shunned by the same people who are benefiting from that struggle so open your eyes and see dont be part of the dustbin of history fight for resources and you will determine your future
People like Nigeria should not forget that the shot and killed world renowned writers and innocent people in cold blood because of a difference in opnion just because they did not take the white man ’s wealth it was cool and democratic so i dont think we should fall for this lame comments made by people who are clearly mentally challenged ,human rights abuses in Nigeria have been so critical that it will require a earthquake to clear it up,but yet there are still commonwealth members etc ,the west is made up of hyprocrites who are good markerting thier agenda to less observant africans who think TVs and Newspapers have brains beter than them .My BROTHERS AND SISTERS WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFER LOOK AROUND YOU U HAVE NOTHING THEY OWN EVERYTHING YOU SEE BUT YOU CAN NEVER DO THAT IN EUROPE.